I’ve always had the belief that if you are going to indulge in dessert, you might as well truly indulge. Fat free, sugar free, desserts didn’t have a place in my house…until recently.

Over the summer my healthy, fit husband started having symptoms of being diabetic. When we were faced with this possibility, I took a long, hard look at how I cooked and realized some things were going to have to change, and quick. I had always used Splenda® as the sweetener in my coffee, but never considered switching up my cooking by replacing the sugar in the things I make with Splenda® Essentials.

I realized soon after trying Spenda® Essentials in some baked goods that I should have given healthy desserts a chance in our house long before now. I had no idea you could still indulge your sweet tooth while enjoying desserts that weren’t as calorie laden as the ones I had been making.

Our friends at Splenda® are giving Dine & Dish readers the chance to win a Splenda® Essentials Gift Basket. One random Dine & Dish reader will win a prize package including the following items:

One (1) package of SPLENDA® ESSENTIALS No Calorie Sweetener with B Vitamins

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post telling me how you like to use Splenda. For an additional entry, head over to facebook and become a fan of Splenda on Facebook. Leave an additional comment on this post letting me know you did so. All entries must be received by Friday, September 16th, 2011. Winner will be chosen via Random.org.

Recipe: Cinnamon Biscuits

A simple biscuit recipe sweetened up with cinnamon and Splenda®. These biscuits are great for breakfast or as an afternoon snack with coffee or tea.

2 cups flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup shortening

3/4 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 cup butter, softened

1/4 cup, Splenda®

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Combine flour, baking powder and salt; cut in shortening.

Add milk and 1 tsp. vanilla; stir with fork just until dough leaves sides of bowl.

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I’ve notice when I eat something with allot of sugar my blood sugar gets genuinely low a few hours later. I get light headed, dizzy, nervous and irritable. I also get thirty and feel definitely hungry. I get headaches also. When I consume some thing mainly with allot of carbs it goes back up. If I consume far more sugar it goes up, but then suddenly drops once more. Could this be diabetes? If so what variety?. 31 and thin.

I’ve always found the artificial sweeteners have a funny aftertaste, I prefer the natural sweeteners, Natvia’s my favourite. We buy through http://www.natvia.com because the stores usually don’t have it!

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Kristen is a busy mom of 4 young kids, loves to entertain, has a passion for photography, and believes in keeping things simple. An avid reader, a kind of runner, a horrible gardener, and the wife of an outstanding man, Kristen’s ultimate life goal is to connect and create meaningful relationships with others. Read More…